Soda Straw Robot Simulator
In this experiment you will use a simulator to test different robotic designs for stability. Robots may seem like a thing of the future, but robots make many contributions to today's world. There is the famous Mars Rover which collected samples ... [... more]
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SAME TOOTH
In this experiment you will count the number of teeth on gears and figure out how to calculate gear ratios by putting the gears together. What exactly do gears do? They crank, mesh, pump, push, pull, tug, and grind. All of which turn out to be ... [... more]
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Making Your Archimedes Screw
This science project uses the Archimedes screw, a positive-displacement pump developed by Archimedes, to move water from a low-lying bowl to a discharge bowl at a higher location. The student will experiment with vinyl tubes of varying radii to ... [... more]
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Bomb's Away! A Ping Pong Catapult
This project uses a rubber-band powered catapult called the Xpult. The goal of the project is to find launch conditions to reliably propel the payload (a small plastic ball) into the target area (a box or bucket placed a fixed distance from the ... [... more]
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Understand Shock Levels and Packaging Principles
The goal of this project is to investigate the effect of material properties on shock levels and protection against shock damage. Products we use every day come in all shapes and sizes. Most products come in some type of packaging to protect them ... [... more]
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You Nailed It! Hammering Force for Different Types of Wood
The goal of this project is to measure how much force is needed to pound nails into different kinds of wood. It takes a lot of energy to drive a nail into a solid piece of wood. The hammer drives the nail through the structure of the wood. As the ... [... more]
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Physics of Vibrations*
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Which Simple Machines Do I Use the Most?
In this experiment you will search for simple machines used in your daily life and categorize them to see which types of simple machines you use most often. When you have work to do, isn't it nice to have a machine do it for you? Machines make ... [... more]
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Take the Sally Ride TOYchallenge
In this project you will design an entry to the Sally Ride TOYchallenge that teaches, demonstrates or tests a scientific concept. Does the game Operation make you want to become a surgeon? Did you want to become an architect after building with ... [... more]
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Time is Money
This project is about efficiency and successfully completing a task. You will create a process flow to accomplish a task (like emptying a dishwasher) accurately, in as little time as possible, and with a minimum of mistakes. In this project, ... [... more]
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Rubber Bands for Energy
In this experiment you will investigate how the distance of stretch in a rubber band at rest relates to the distance the rubber band travels after being released. No mechanical contraption would be any fun to use if it did not work. But to do ... [... more]
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Slinking Slinkies
In this experiment you will use an inclined plane to test the walking speed of two differently sized Slinkies. The Slinky is a classic American toy, with roots in Pennsylvania. The inventor of the Slinky was a retired Navy engineer named Richard ... [... more]
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